President Daniel Noboa, the youngest head of state in Ecuador’s history, confirmed yesterday Friday that he will run in the February 9 presidential election, according to his party, National Democratic Action (ADN). The leadership of the newly established faction unanimously decided, in the presence of Mr. Noboa, to name him as a candidate ahead of the elections early next year. The current head of the “Growing Up Without Child Malnutrition” program, Maria Jose Pinto, was named as the vice-presidential candidate. At the end of July, while no candidacy had yet been announced, a poll conducted by the Comunicaliza institute put Mr Noboa, 36, ahead with 32% of voting intentions, followed by former minister Gustavo Halch (15%) and the indigenous leader Leonidas Isa (4%). The ADN party, founded ahead of the February election by Mr Noboa — the son of banana tycoon Alvaro Noboa, who has never been elected president of the country despite running repeatedly — also presented its candidates for […]
Source: News Beast
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